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J. D. MATTI'SON.

STOPPER LOCK FOR BOTTLES.

No. 291,920 Patented Jan. 15, 1.884.

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JAMES D. MATTISON, OF NEW YORK, N. .Y.

STOPPER-LOCK FOR BOTTLES.

giPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,920, dated January15, 1884.

(No model.)

$0 an whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Janus D. MATTISON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have inventedan Improved Stopper-Lock for Bottles, Demijohns, 850., of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention has for its object a means for locking the stopper in abottle, so that it cannot be removed and the contents of the bottleabstracted by unauthorized persons. The essential features are thestopper and its stem, a look through which the stopperstem passes, and abail and collar for securing the lock to the bottle.

In the drawings, which serve to illustrate my invention, Figure l is aside elevation of my stopper-lock, shown as applied to a bottle. Fig. 2is a front elevation of the look when not applied. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the Fig. 4. is a vertical mid-section on line 4 4 inFig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a plan view. Figs. 6, 7, and 8 illustratemodifications, which will be hereinafter described.

A shows the neck of a bottle, and a the usual fillet at the mouth.

B represents the lock-case, to which. are secured branches 1) b. Betweenthe free ends of these is mounted an adjustable collar, 0, preferablymade from thin sheet-steel. One end, 0, of this collar is pivotallysecured to one of the branches 1) bya rivet or pin, (1. A rivet or pin,(1, secures the collar to the other branch by passing through a slot, 6,(see Fig. 3,) in same. The free end 0 of the collar is provided with along slot, 6, with numerous lateral recesses, 0 in its upper side, someone of which is engaged by the rivet or pin d when the collar clasps theneck of the bottle, as in Fig. 1. The collar may be made larger orsmaller, to suit the circumstances of the particular case, by causing dto engage different recesses 0 The head of rivet d prevents the slottedend of the band from freeing itself entirely.

D is the stopper, which I prefer to make of rubber or other elasticmaterial, and of the form best shown in Fig. 2. This stopper is providedwith a cap-washer, f, and is secured to the end of a stem, E. I preferto employ as an attachment for the stopper to the stem the means shownin Fig. 4-that is to say, I

form a hollow or cavity in the stopper to receive a spherical or otherenlargement, g, 011 the stem E. The elasticity of the rubber causes itto tightly embrace the said enlargement g, and the stopper can only beremoved by the GXQF cise of considerable force. In stoppers asordinarily constructed of rubber and metal combined, the metal isgenerally exposed to the corrosive action of the contents of the bottle.My construction avoids this entirely. The enlarged part 9 may be madeseparate from the stem, and screwed or soldered into the latter afterthe washer f is in place. The stem E is provided with a row of cogs orteeth, o t, somewhat in the form of a rack, and with these teeth meshthe teeth of a screw, F, which rotates in .a socket in the lock-case B.I construct the loek-case,by preference, as followsthat is to say, Icast it from metal and bore it out to receive the stem E and screw F,the latter recess opening out at the bottom of B. A key-socket orescutcheon, j, is formed at the top of B in the axis of the socket forscrew F. Around the bore for the stem E, at the bottom of B, is formed araised ring, it, and the plate I), which connects the branches 1) b, hasan aperture that embraces this ring. When I) is in place, the ring orfillet 7c is riveted down on it, so as to secure B and b firmlytogether. I) thus forms a bottom for the socket, which receives screw Fand keeps the latter in place. A cap, Z, may be soldered 011 to coverall and form a finish, as shown. The screw F then simply fits snugly butrotatively in its socket, and it is provided with a suitable key-socket,m, to receive a key, G, for rotating it.

The operation is as follows: The collar 0 is relaxed or enlarged untilit will pass over the fillet a, where it is reduced to fit and embracethe neck, as in Fig. 1. The key G is inserted into its socket and thescrew Fturned thereby.

The engagement of the screw-threads with teeth i 011 stein E runs thelatter down until the stopper D is firmly seated in the mouth of thebottle. The key is then removed, and the stopper can only be lifted byemploying the key to turn screw F the opposite way.

When it is desired to get at the contents of the bottle, it is notnecessary to remove the collar 0. The stopper may be lifted high enoughto clear the bottle, and then turned over to one side on the rivets orpins (1 d as This is indicated by dotted lines in .tion of the branchhas a longitudinal slot, n,

in which plays a rivet, 0, in the upper portion, and a rivet, p, in theupper end of the. lower portion engages a serpentine slot, q, in theupper portion, which has recessed bearings r r at intervals to engage1). When it is desired to vary the length of b, the rivet on pin 1) ismade to engage one or the other of the recesses r. Fig. 1 shows 1)extended to its full l ngt In Figs. 6 and 7, I have shown amodification, in which the stem E has a series of circumferential ringsor ribs, WV, divided by grooves, and in the case B is a pinion, s, whichengages these ribs as the teeth of a rack. By rotating pinion 5 throughcrank or thumbpiece t, Fig. 6, the stopper is forced down. To lock it inplace, I employ a spring-latch, a, which has a screw-threaded shank ortail, a. This latch acts as a pawl in its engagement with the ribs on E,permitting the latter to be pushed down freely, but opposing any upwardmovement. To release E so that it may be lifted, I employ a key, G, withscrewthreaded socket, and a shoulder, c. When this key is screwed on theshank of the latch until shoulder 12 engages case 13, another turn ortwo will withdraw the latch and free it from E, when the latter may belifted. A spring, :0, embraces the shank of latch u, and tends normallyto press its tip into engagement with the ribs or teeth w on E. Thesocket in which the latch plays may have a groove or keyway cut in itsside to engage a projection or pin on the latch-head. This will preventthe latch from rotating. Other similar means may also be employed forthis purpose.

Fig. 6 is an elevation, and Fig. 7 a vertical mid-section. All the lowerparts are omitted in these views, as they may be constructed the same asthe corresponding parts in the principal figures.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view illustrating another modification, in whichtwo levers, HH, pivoted in the case B, take the place of the pinion s insome degree-that is to say, when these levers are thrown out or back,the rod E may be pushed down with the fingers until the stopper seatsitself, and then the levers are brought into the position shown in thefigure, their tips engaging the notches in E. By forcibly bringingtogether the upwardly-pro jecting ends of the levers the stem E may bedepressed still farther until the latch engages the next rib. This willserve to close the stopper firmlyin the mouth of the bottle. The leversH are only employed to apply the terminal pressure on the stopper.

I do not wish to limit myself to the precise oblique to the axis of stemE, and the enlargement 9 might be formed on the stem E.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A stopper-lock forbottles, &c., compris ing a collar to clasp the neck of the bottle andtake under the fillet thereon, a lock-case connected with said collar,astopper provided with a stem arranged to play through the lockcase, andmeans, substantially as described. located in the' lock-case, forlocking the said stem fast in the case, substantially as set forth.

2. A stopper-lock for bottles, &c., comprising alock-case capable ofbeing secured to the bottle, a stopper for closing the bottle, a stemsecured to said stopper and arranged to play through the said lock-case,and means located in the lock-case for locking the stem in the said casewhen the stopper is seated, substantially as set forth.

3. A stopper-lock comprising a lock-case, substantially as shown anddescribed, means, substantially as shown and described, for securingsaid case to thebottle or other receptacle, a stopper provided with astem arranged to play through the lock-case, and means located in saidcase, substantially as described and shown, for locking the said stemfast in the case, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, to form a stopper-lock,

of a lock-case, B, provided with a screw, F,

adapted to be rotated by akey, acollar to embrace the neck of the bottleor other receptacle, branches to connect the collar and the lock-case,and a stopper, D, provided with'a stem, E, having teeth i, to engage thescrew F, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the lock-case and its screw F and branches b,of the adjustable collar 0, constructed substantially as shown anddescribed, and the stopper and its stem, all constructed and arranged tooperate substantially as set forth.

6. The collar 0 of a stopper-lock, comprising a thin metal band with aslot, 6, at its middle, and a slot, 0, with lateral recesses e, incombination with the branches 1) b, provided with pins or rivets d andd, substantially as set forth.

7. The means for lengthening the branches 1), which comprise the lowerportion of b, provided with a slot, at, and rivet p, and the upperportion of I), provided with a slot, q q,with recessed bearings r and arivet, 0, substan tially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JAMES D. MATTISON.

WVitnesses:

HENRY CoNNE'r'r,

AR'rnL R O. FRASER.

